ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

(Paper – I Q.No.13 Text : 123 – 125 Marks : 2)

FROM THE PUBLIC QUESTIONS:

1. Write a sentence using the expanded form of the abbreviation ‘CPU’. [DMQ,
Oct.06,Mar.11,Mar.12,Jn.12,Mar.13,Jn.13]
Central Processing Unit is the brain of the computer.
2. Write a sentence using the expanded form of the abbreviation ‘UGC’. [Mar.06, June
06,Jun11,Oct.13, PTA]
All the colleges come under University Grant Commission.
3. Write a sentence using the expanded form of the abbreviation ‘ATM’. [Mar.07,Oct.10]
There is an Automated Teller Machine near our school.
4. Write a sentence using the expanded form of the acronym ‘AIDS’. [June.07, Oct.09]
We must fight against Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.
5. Write a sentence using the expanded form of the abbreviation ‘BBC’. [Oct.07, Mar.09,
PTA]
He works in British Broad Casting Corporation.
6. Write a sentence using the expanded form of the abbreviation ‘VCR’. [Mar.08]
I bought a Video Cassette Recorder yesterday.
7. Write a sentence using the expanded form of the abbreviation ‘WHO’. [June.08, Jn.10,Oct.11
PTA,Mar.15]
My uncle is an officer in the World Health Organisation.
8. Write a sentence using the expanded form of the abbreviation ‘PC’. [Oct. 08]
I have a Personal Computer at home.
9. Write a sentence using the expanded form of the abbreviation ‘UNO’. [June.09,Jn.14]
The United Nations Organisation was started in 1945.
10. Write a sentence using the expanded form of the abbreviation ‘LPG’ [Mar.10]
I bought a cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas.
11. Write a sentence using the expanded form of the abbreviation ‘NLC’ [Oct.12]
My uncle works in Neyveli Lignite Corporation.
12. Write a sentence using the expanded form of the acronym ‘TOFEL’ [Mar.14]
I passed the Test of English as a Foreign Language.

FROM THE PTA BOOK:

1. Write a sentence using the expanded form of the abbreviation ‘PTA’.
Our school has Parent Teacher Association.
2. Write a sentence using the expanded form of the abbreviation ‘PTI’.
Press Trust of India is a news agency.
3. Write a sentence using the expanded form of the abbreviation ‘EEG’.
Electro Encephalo Gram is a costly medical instrument.
4. Write a sentence using the expanded form of the abbreviation ‘BARC’.
The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre is located in Mumbai.
5. Write a sentence using the expanded form of the abbreviation ‘UNICEF’.
United Nations International Emergency Fund helps in the care of the children.
FROM THE TEXT BOOK:
1. Write a sentence using the expanded form of the abbreviation ‘KMVN.’
 Mr. Raj, the Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam manager, is helpful and tells me that his father
Ramu could act as guide on my work.
2. Write a sentence using the expanded forms of the abbreviations ‘PSU’ and NLC.
Neyveli Lignite Corporation is a Public Sector Unit.
3. Write a sentence using the expanded form of the abbreviation ‘RP’
Jai speaks English according to Received Pronunciation.
4. Write a sentence using the expanded form of the abbreviation ‘TV’
I bought a Television set yesterday.
5. Write a sentence using the expanded form of the abbreviation ‘HSS’
Our school is a Higher Secondary School.
6. Write a sentence using the expanded form of the abbreviation ‘Ltd’
My brother works in a Private Limited company.
7. Write a sentence using the expanded form of the abbreviation ‘Mon’
Please come on Monday.
8. Write a sentence using the expanded form of the abbreviation ‘M.A’
He is a Master of Arts in English.
9. Write a sentence using the expanded form of the abbreviation ‘Kg’
Please give me a Kilogram of sugar.
10. Write a sentence using the expanded form of the abbreviation ‘mm’.
Millimetre is a measuring unit.
11. Write a sentence using the expanded form of the abbreviation ‘CD.’
I bought a Compact Disc yesterday.
12. Write a sentence using the expanded form of the abbreviation ‘rpm’
The revolution per minute of the table fan is 250.
13. Write a sentence using the expanded form of the abbreviation ‘FM’
I bought a Frequency Modulator Radio for Rs.500.
14. Write a sentence using the expanded form of the abbreviation ‘UPS’
Uninterrupted Power Supply is a must for a computer.
15. Write a sentence using the expanded form of the acronyms ‘SAARC’
He attended the South Asian Association for Regional Co operation meeting
16. Write a sentence using the expanded form of the acronym ‘CAD’
I learn Computer Aided Designing.
17. Write a sentence using the expanded form of the acronym ‘LASER’
Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation is very useful in the
medical field.
18. Write a sentence using the expanded form of the acronyms ‘VIBGYOR’
The seven colours of the rainbow are Violet, Indigo, Blue, Green, Yellow,
Orange and Red.
19. Write a sentence using the expanded form of the acronym ‘RADAR ’
The Radio Detection And Ranging is a modern device.
20. Write a sentence using the expanded form of the acronym ‘ISRO ’
He works in Indian Space Research Organisation.
21. Write a sentence using the expanded form of the acronym ‘GATE ’
He wrote the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering.
22. Write a sentence using the expanded form of the acronym ‘HUDCO ’
He got a loan from Housing and Urban Development Corporation.
23. Write a sentence using the expanded form of the acronyms ‘VIRUS ’
This disease is due to Vital Information and Resources Under Siege.
24. Write a sentence using the expanded form of the acronym ‘AVADI’
Armed Vehicles and Ammunition Depot of India produces army weapons.
25. Write a sentence using the expanded form of the acronym ‘NASA’
Sunitha works in National Aeronautics Space Administration.
26. Write a sentence using the expanded form of the acronyms ‘CLRI’
He works in the Central Leather Research Institute.
27. Write a sentence using the expanded form of the acronym ‘IIT’
He studies in the Indian Institute of Technology.
28. Write a sentence using the expanded form of the acronym’ LAN’
We have a Local Area Network in our school.
29. Write a sentence using the expanded form of the acronym ‘OPEC’
He works in Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries.
30. Write a sentence using the expanded form of the acronym ‘TANSI’
He works in Tamilnadu Small Scale Industries limited.
31. Write a sentence using the expanded form of the acronym ‘VCR’
We bought a Video Cassette Recorder last week.
32. Write a sentence using the expanded form of the acronym ‘SALT’
India participated in Strategic Arms Limitation Talks.